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Mutual assistance regarding bank accounts: new ruling establishes criteria

  • Meyerlustenberger Lachenal
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  • Switzerland
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  • June 7 2013

On March 13 2013 the Federal Administrative Court ruled on the conditions that must be fulfilled in order for Switzerland to grant administrative

Agreement for information exchange between the tax authorities in Portugal and Switzerland

  • Caiado Guerreiro & Associados
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  • Portugal, Switzerland
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  • June 7 2013

The Amending Protocol and its Additional Protocol for the Convention between Portugal and Switzerland to avoid the double taxation regarding the

FATCA implementation in Switzerland a general overview

  • Froriep Renggli
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  • Switzerland, USA
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  • April 30 2013

On 18 March 2010, the U.S. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010 (known as the Hire Act) amended the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986

FATCA: Final Regulations: treasury issues long-awaited final regulations on FATCA; U.S. enters into related intergovernmental agreement with Switzerland

  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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  • Switzerland, USA
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  • February 27 2013

On January 17, 2013, the Treasury Department issued final regulations (the "Final Regulations") under the foreign account tax compliance ("FATCA"

Switzerland is no longer a banking haven for depositing U.S. taxpayers’ money

  • Greenberg Traurig LLP
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  • Switzerland, USA
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  • February 20 2013

On February 14, 2013, the U.S. Treasury signed a bilateral Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Switzerland to facilitate the implementation of

Undisclosed Swiss bank accounts make for not such a happy new year!

  • Olswang LLP
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  • Switzerland, United Kingdom
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  • December 5 2012

It’s December already

Swiss government proposes to relax bank secrecy for Swiss tax matters

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Switzerland
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  • November 30 2012

The Swiss government proposes substantial amendments to Swiss tax legisation impacting bank secrecy in Swiss matters

Swiss government proposes to loosen bank secrecy for Swiss tax matters

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Switzerland
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  • October 2 2012

The Swiss government proposes substantial amendments to Swiss tax legislation impacting bank secrecy in Swiss tax matters

Money laundering by omission - a landmark decision by the Swiss Federal Tribunal

  • Prager Dreifuss
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  • Switzerland
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  • September 28 2012

A recent judgment by the Swiss Federal Tribunal, acting as highest instance in criminal matters, has sent reverberations through the Swiss legal and banking communities

New prosecution fears for Swiss bank account holders

  • Corker Binning
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  • Switzerland, United Kingdom
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  • September 11 2012

Last week it was reported that the Swiss private bank Julius Baer suffered a theft of personal data relating to clients who may have taken advantage of the country’s famous banking secrecy laws to evade tax